該雜志是國際疼痛研究協會的官方出版物，出版關于疼痛的性質、機制和治療的原始研究。該雜志提供了一個論壇，傳播研究的基礎和臨床科學的多學科利益。

This journal is the official publication of the International Association for the Study of Pain and it publishes original research on the nature, mechanisms and treatment of pain. The journal provides a forum for the dissemination of research in the basic and clinical sciences of multidisciplinary interest.